4 credits towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture (Elective)
This course explores the spatial organization of the landscape through the lens of the outdoor room. Students will learn to analyze spaces using the ground, vertical, and overhead planes to define and articulate distinct spatial experiences. Emphasis will be placed on sequencing and transitioning between outdoor rooms, employing axial relationships, and using proportion, scale, and rhythm to guide movement and perception. Students in this course will develop strategies for organizing the landscape as a series of interconnected, discoverable spaces that invite exploration, pause, and engagement.
Central to the course is the study of precedent examples drawn from a range of historical and contemporary landscapes. These examples will serve as the foundation for understanding how designers approach organizing outdoor rooms. By examining these precedents in depth, students will reinforce a vocabulary of spatial principles and develop techniques for interpreting and evaluating landscape compositions with clarity.
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Materials to be provided by students:
- Notebook for Note-taking.
- Pencil & Eraser
Materials to be provided by ICAA
- Mayline Drafting Board
- Straightedge
- Engineer’s Scale
- Templates for Site Analysis Exercise
- Pentel Sign Pen
- Rendering Equipment
At the end of this course, participants will:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary and principles in the landscape architecture field, particularly as it relates to crafting “outdoor rooms.”
2. Broaden their understanding of spatial planning through a series of precedent studies that dissect the landscape architectural design’s most fundamental elements.
3. Understand landscape architecture’s impact on the human experience of “outdoor rooms.”
4. Apply vocabulary and principles to a site analysis exercise on a significant landscape architecture project.
Braden Meadows received his Bachelor’s and Master of Landscape Architecture degrees, with distinction, from the University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design. Braden also received his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served on the Executive Board of the Georgia Law Review, and his MBA from the University of Georgia’s C. Herman & Mary Virginia Terry College of Business. Braden is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and is admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia State & Superior Courts. Braden has served as a lecturer at the University of Georgia’ College of Environment and Design and the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. He serves on the UGA College of Environment and Design’s Dean’s Advisory Council and is a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism (Atlanta Chapter) Board of Directors. He has project experience in high-end residential, commercial, and community planning projects across the United States. With his design-oriented business acumen, Braden leads SWH’s business operations, business development, and legal affairs.
The ICAA provides up to three complimentary spaces in each Continuing Education course for students or young professionals to attend. Upon signing up, you will be entered into a pool of applicants. Individuals will be randomly selected two weeks before the course begins, and all sign-ups will be notified via email.In order to apply for this program, please fill out this form.Upon applying, please email a copy of your ID showing that you are aged 35 or younger or a current student to [email protected]. Should you have any questions about this special program, please email [email protected].
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